When the Liberal World Order Corrodes
By Sarah Stern/Published on JNS
The liberal world order with America at the helm is rapidly crumbling, and authoritarian regimes such as Russia, China and Iran are riding high. Russia is amassing as many as 175,000 troops along the border with Ukraine, which has led most Western intelligence analysts to predict an invasion as early as 2022. China has been busy constructing islands in the South China Sea, establishing military bases from Cambodia to the United Arab Emirates and even along the Atlantic Coast of Africa in the tiny island of Equatorial Guinea, which is of grave concern to U.S. officials.
All of this is a result of America’s rapidly deteriorating posture within the community of nations, exhibited most flagrantly by the feckless and haphazard withdrawal from Afghanistan in August. The United States, hitherto now, was always the glue that held together the clamoring, disparate nations of the world and to whom they ultimately looked for respect and counsel. Now, it seems as though the world is being guided by a rudderless ship, and many of the world’s worst tyrants and despots are swooping in to fill the void.
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By Landon Mion
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On Trump, Populism, and the Future of the Republican Party
Featuring David Brady and Morris Fiorina via Questions and Answers
Hoover senior fellows David Brady, Morris Fiorina, and Douglas Rivers have authored a new report on the future of the Republican Party. In this Q&A, Brady and Fiorina detail how the Republican and Democratic parties have become deeply polarized; how the Democrats’ leftward shift will make them less likely to be successful in future elections; and why Donald Trump and populism will continue to be strong features within the GOP.
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A Large Number of Small Things: A Porcupine Strategy for Taiwan
By James Timbie and James O. Ellis Jr. Via Texas National Security Review
James Timbie and James O. Ellis Jr. write that Taiwan has distinct geographic advantages that would make an invasion costly for Chinese military forces—including beaches unsuitable for amphibious landings and a largely mountainous geography that can provide a barrier of protection for its population. To deter China, Timbie and Ellis argue, Taiwan’s leadership should leverage these advantages by adopting a “porcupine strategy,” in which they would invest in affordable anti-ship and anti-air capabilities that could be rapidly deployed in large numbers.
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The Road To—and From—Roe
By Richard Epstein via Defining Ideas
Richard Epstein provides commentary on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case before the US Supreme Court that directly challenges nearly 50 years of abortion rights precedent established in Roe v. Wade (1973). Epstein argues that Roe’s legal framework is fragile, because the majority opinion written by the late Justice Harry Blackmun failed to meet the twin conditions of ensuring that traditional legal practices inform constitutional judgment and upholding the principle that all individuals are endowed with natural rights to personal liberty and autonomy.
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Omicron Sounds the Death Knell for Globalization 2.0
By Niall Ferguson via Bloomberg
Niall Ferguson writes that the financial crisis of 2007–8 and the populist backlash that culminated in the election of Donald Trump and Britain’s exit from the European Union did not sound the death knell for globalization, it simply dialed it back. He argues that a “Cold War II,” which led the United States and China to decouple from each other’s economies, and the COVID-19 pandemic have struck severe blows. He adds that how far globalization rolls back depends on whether the latter two phenomena persist or worsen.
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